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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Novel | |||||||
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| Selected response from: James A. Walsh Spain Local time: 03:11 | ||||||
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with that, they nullified any warranties of legal protection for her Explanation: In Spanish they seem to be playing with the expression "quitar el seguro" in the sense of "unlocking the safety pin" of a gun..., and the actual meaning, which is to be able to avoid any possibility of defense... (or at least, there is a nuance of that sense.) You could go figurative, and say "with that they withdrew any safety net that could possibly save/protect her". In other words, the accusers will take away any protection she could have there. Creo que "por ahí van los tiros"... (tiros legales... ;-) Saludos cordiales. |
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taken the safety off the writ of protection Explanation: Just guessing. |
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"quitaban el seguro" de su amparo they had effectively "pulled the rug" from under his protection Explanation: Or words to that effect. Meaning he was ******, basically! :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-03 23:03:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Pulled the RUG" in the English example sentence...! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2016-10-07 22:17:13 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Or to be a bit more contemporary: they had effectively "pulled the plug" on his protection. Example sentence(s):
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